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The Office for National Statistics has released its latest crime statistical bulletin for period ending March 2012. Some of the keys findings show that: There has been no change in overall crime against adults compared with the 2010/11 survey and crimes recorded by the police fell by 4 per cent…

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The Parish of Walmer and the Town of Deal are located in close proximity to each other on the east coast of Kent and the communities of both benefit from access to two extremely comprehensive and useful community websites. We're hoping that the local communities who are now linked to us will take…

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This is a reminder that if you are going to be travelling around London during the Olympics you'll need to take extra care of your possessions as gangs of Eastern European and South American pickpockets (plus some indigenous ones as well) will be after your stuff – mainly wallets, purses and…

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I've just come across this article by BBC correspondent Sean Coughlan about a recent comparison study of university campus crime rates. The report was written by Bernard Kingston for The Complete University Guide using data fromwww.police.ukfor the period June 2011 to May 2012. It correlates…

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From 1st October 2012, it will be illegal to clamp, tow away or immobilise a vehicle without lawful authority to do so. Anyone who breaks the law will face criminal charges and a fine if convicted. This will ban most clamping and towing by anyone other than the police, local authorities,…

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This White Paper sets out the Government's programme of reforms to the criminal justice system in England and Wales. It forms part of the Government's much wider programme of reform across crime and justice. The reforms in this White Paper focus on the points where work passes between criminal…

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